Nanokontrol2 Korg
Leanna Perr
Hi all, I am operating a Pd 0.43.4-extended version into a macOS Mojave 10.14.6 64-bit . I tried to plug NanoKONTROL2 KORG following this patch & instructions -leo/pure-data-korg-nanokontrol-2 fixed the broken links to the abstractions, but the entry signals from the NK2 Korg are not recognized, only the potentiometers (and not accurately), but no slider nor buttons..
I wonder if any other had the same issue and succesfully solved, or if any clue about 64-bit or Pd version being the potential issue...
Ps: My Nk2 is detected and works on MaxMSP7, so I guess the Nk2 nor port comm are the issue...
The patches are very simple control routing. There are no executable objects apart from [ctlin] so it will all run in Vanilla if that is necessary.
I understand that in later 64-bit OSX no 32-bit executables will run. Maybe that is not the case for 10.14.6 if you have extended (32-bit only) running?
@Maelstorm posted this 10 years ago. Very pretty, and maybe still valid....... nano2.pd although the [ctlin] numbers are different and so have probably changed from the original NanoKontrol.
That should be easy to change though.
David.
2 -"Maybe that is not the case for 10.14.6 if you have extended (32-bit only) running?" I can do run other patches and even the ones which serial communicate with my Arduino, etc.. but I am blocked with this one (I also upgraded MacOS almost at the same time as starting this tryouts.. that's why I am suspicious of this)
@hybridoa I was thinking maybe a factory reset of the NanoKontrol, or a reset of whatever its driver might have changed for its setup.
If the data is not arriving into Pd the problem is elsewhere I think.
The Data "jumping" I have seen elsewhere on this forum and others....... along with some other Midi weirdness from the NanoKontrol2.
For other Midi controllers it really depends what you want to do. For DAW or lighting console work the BCF2000 is a good cheap option, because it can be more accurate (NRPN) and has motorised faders....... but midi controller setup is far more complex than it first seems and can be a steep learning curve unless the software you are using has built in templates for its setup.
Sysex is difficult in Pd....... anything can be done of course...... and because we are building very bespoke systems from scratch there really is very little plug'n'play available.
David.
It automatically gets "NanoKontrol2" as the 2 inputs, although I only have 1 midi controller plugged, no other port is used at the moment. So I normally change the input2 to "none". Then "Apply" and "OK" (then the window stays "freezed" open, cannot close it, but normally this is not a problem and I just ignore it)
@hybridoa Window not closing will mean it has not hooked properly to the driver.
You could try linking Pd to the Mac Midi (can't remember the name... but maybe IAC driver?) and joining the Nano up in it's control panel.
I was not able to link up IAC Bus driver to NanoKontrol2 (NK2) properly from the Audio MIDI Setup on my Mac. However I found a rather cool solution using TouchOSC for the moment I replicated my NK2 and operating from my smartphone Android it communicates perfectectly.
@hybridoa Yes, TouchOsc is superb..... and combined with Pd a very powerful tool.
I use it for a complete in ear monitoring system, and to launch backing tracks and videos for concerts.
No cables on stage at all, and laptops right next to projectors.
David.